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maressa
09-13-2005, 11:20 AM
Do you write for yourself ( as a hobby) or for publishing purposes?

Have you ever been published? Tell us your experiences!
Isis
09-14-2005, 08:17 PM
Published? School literary magazine, a great acheivement XD. No. I wish, but definately not.

I write as a hobby, because I like it, but the eventual goal of being published is somewhere out there. I just need to do a lot of work first, and have some fun too.
maressa
09-15-2005, 07:25 AM
I am published two times already, with the third on the way. I'm working on being published more too, though I definitely write as a hobby as well.
Maddie
09-19-2005, 09:19 PM
My play was produced. Some odds and ends published. A couple awards/contests won. Writing is a good time.
Maddie
Inwe Ringil
09-26-2005, 10:55 PM
I write as a hobby with the hopes of being published. My poems and one of my short stories have been published in a paper that a friend of mine started, it's really cool to see my stuff in print and my hopes rise to the future when I maybe being published in world-wide newspapers, and stating my own magizine.
Imelda
09-29-2005, 09:10 AM
I've only been writing for a couple of years but now it's practically all I do (outside uni that is). I'm trying to get my first book published and I'd really like to make it as a professional writer. Does anyone find it hard to tell people that they write? I told my family and they treat me like it's a bit of a joke. I hate it!
thisismenotyou
10-05-2005, 04:27 PM
i write b/c it helps me think things through and i eventually want to be published.

*~*Ryanne*~*
Vennila X Vana
10-08-2005, 06:36 PM
haha I love it when you keep journal and you usually only write it in it when you're really emotionally stressed because it's basically an outlet. I love to go back and read all those mean entries when I get mad at my mom or boyfriend. It just puts things in perspective you know? Like when you're writing it you feel like it's the end of the world and things will never be happy again, but chances are like three hours later something good happened or the person apologized.
Alpine Rose
10-09-2005, 11:15 PM
Both, for me. I write simply because I love to, but I have also been published and hope to publish my novel in the future.

I've mostly published articles and stories, payless, but I just got a 5000 word historical biography published in a collection, for pay. :cool:
Imelda
10-10-2005, 04:44 AM
Both, for me. I write simply because I love to, but I have also been published and hope to publish my novel in the future.

I've mostly published articles and stories, payless, but I just got a 5000 word historical biography published in a collection, for pay. :cool:

Well done! What was it about?
Alpine Rose
10-10-2005, 12:24 PM
Well done! What was it about?
Thanks! :) It was about St. Patrick. It took a lot of research, especially since I couldn't use legends, and I had to list all the historical sources I used. (Which ended up as a bibliography at the end of the story, hehehe.)
Imelda
10-11-2005, 04:51 AM
Sounds tough! I thought most info on saints WAS legend, so you've done really well. Bibliographys for my work usually end up being about three sources long!
Oblivion
11-07-2005, 03:01 AM
i write for a hobby, this may sound nerdy but oh well...i prefer writing to reading, tv, and video games
Alpine Rose
11-07-2005, 03:24 PM
i write for a hobby, this may sound nerdy but oh well...i prefer writing to reading, tv, and video games
So do I. :)
Imelda
11-08-2005, 04:45 AM
i write for a hobby, this may sound nerdy but oh well...i prefer writing to reading, tv, and video games

Yep, me three mostly. I do love reading equally though, and I find playing mindless computer games lets me come up with plotlines sometimes.
Oblivion
11-08-2005, 11:33 PM
games are good ways to inspire you........i think lol:p
Oblivion
11-08-2005, 11:35 PM
My play was produced. Some odds and ends published. A couple awards/contests won. Writing is a good time.
Maddie


What was the play called?
InItToWinIt
12-07-2005, 06:42 PM
I always loved to write. I used to write many poems for my (now) ex-girlfriend. After that ended, I stopped writing for a while, but now I'm back in the swing of things.

A couple of my poems have already been published for a school poem book. I wrote poems about Christianity and religion, but only because the teacher was big on that, so I did it for the marks. I got a full 10% on my final mark for it, but I just sighed at the fact that it was those works I'd get recognition for.

Ahhhh well....
Unwilling
12-07-2005, 09:03 PM
I simply want to write for the heck of it. To be honest, before I do get published, I'll need to find some contemporaries to chill with. =p
talking tree
12-08-2005, 03:34 PM
i write as in Spanish as a hobby, but now I am starting to write in English both because i like it and to improve my English, I know I am not THAT good at English yet, I mean, I still make some grammar mistakes so I cant write really good stuff, but I wanna try ;)
violet1375
12-14-2005, 06:15 PM
You can do anything if you put your mind to it, TT... Go people!
violet1375
12-14-2005, 06:18 PM
Here's a site that has some great exercises, my fave being the one about why I write.
http://teenwriting.about.com/library/exercises/blexercises.htm
It is an awesome resource.
Also go to Merlyn's Pen.
Loves and :HUGGLES: you all need 'em!!!
violet1375
12-14-2005, 06:21 PM
I write to write. I love it. It is my life. But right now, I AM trying to get published. I so badly want it, and the way my life is going I might need something with which to support myself if I get kicked out and have to go on my own. I also just think it would be totally awesome!
Inertia83
12-29-2005, 03:24 PM
I write as a hobby - although I'm never as serious about it as I want to be. I write solely on inspiration - never could finish a story after I got bored with it.

I've been published for school things - a little here and there.
daz3026
01-08-2006, 12:33 AM
Well..i write ..and i dont write... right now ive been writting alot for laungaue arts class and i love it.. but its hard for me to write wen i dont have that class.. wich is over in 1 week :(!! (no!) but im gona try harder because i really wanna be a journalist some day... maybe even a news roporter or anchor (that be pimp! :D ) but yea!
daz3026
01-09-2006, 08:29 PM
hey! well rite now im just writting for fun..so i guess for hobby and i do want to become a journalist... like study in Broadcast Journalism ( that be AWSOME for me :D )
um... i am only in j.h so i dont have nething published or w/e but it would be cool.. i did start writting 2 plays but i dont think they are good enough so i stoped...but yea! how but the rest of ya??? (who havent posted!)